The Architectural Heritage of Zagreb’s Reinforced-Concrete Industrial buildings after the Second World War and Its Landmark Protection
The Architectural Heritage of Zagreb’s Reinforced-Concrete Industrial buildings after the Second World War and Its Landmark Protection
Author(s): Darko KahleSubject(s): Architecture, Economic history, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Historický ústav SAV, v. v. i.
Keywords: Architectural heritage; Industrial architecture; Modern architecture; Reinforced concrete; Zagreb; Yugoslavia Post-World War II; Yugoslavia, Reinforced concrete;
Summary/Abstract: Industrial buildings in Zagreb after WWII were constructed in the Modernist manner as product of the industrialization of the Federative People’s Republic of Yugoslavia. Their designers were renowned architects of the Croatian Modern Movement from the pre-WWII period, continuing to practice modern architecture in the challenging collectivist times thereafter. Production halls, administrative buildings, chimneys, social service facilities and dormitories show a functionalist belief enriched by the elegant gigantism of reinforced concrete structures. Zagreb’s post-WWII industrial architecture, aesthetically equivalent to any contemporary concrete structures erected in either Western or Eastern Europe, is deserving of creatively reuse.
Journal: Architektúra & Urbanizmus
- Issue Year: 56/2022
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 60-71
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English